inanimate – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
inanimate
adj.
lifeless; spiritless; inactive, inert
Animacy
Animacy is a
grammatical and
semantic principle expressed in language based on how
sentient or
alive the referent of a
noun is. Widely expressed, animacy is one of the most elementary principles in languages around the globe, and is a distinction acquired as early as 6 months of age.
inanimate
Adjective
1. belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things; "the word `car' is inanimate"
(antonym) animate
(classification) linguistics
2. not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"; "dead stones"
(synonym) nonliving, dead
(antonym) animate
(similar) nonconscious
(attribute) animateness, aliveness, liveness
3. appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead"
(synonym) breathless, pulseless
(similar) dead
inanimato
adj.
inanimate, unanimated, insensate, lifeless
inanimate
příd.jm.
neživý; neživotný
